Seven Honored At Fallen Heroes Day; Moment Of Silence For Kirchner

Harford County Sheriff's Cpl. Charles Licato died in a car accident in September of last year. (Harford Co. Sheriff's photo)

WBAL's Robert Lang reports on the losses suffered by the Harford County Sheriff's Office. Download This File

Harford County Sheriff's Sgt. Ian Loughran died one week after Licato. (Harford County Sheriff's photo)

Harford Co. Sheriff Deputy First Class Terea Testerman died in 2010, but in the last year officials determined she died in the line of duty. (Harford Co. Sheriff's photo)

Baltimore City Police Officer Forrest "Dino" Taylor died in August, six months after he was hurt in a car accident. (Baltimore City Police photo)

The Fallen Heroes Memorial contains the names of police officers and firefighters who have been killed in the line of duty. Seven more names will be added this year in a ceremony at Dulaney Valley memorial Gardens. (WBAL file photo)

The names of seven law enforcement officers and firefighters who have died in the line of duty will be inscribed on a memorial today at the Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens, in the 28th Annual Fallen Heroes Ceremony.

The ceremony is set for 1 p.m. at the cemetery in Timonium.

Governor Martin O'Malley, Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz and Orioles broadcaster and former catcher Rick Dempsey will speak at the ceremony.

There will be a moment of silence for Gene Kirchner, the Reistertstown Volunteer Company firefighter who died Thursday from injuries he suffered battling a house fire last week.

Kirchner will be buried at Dulaney Valley on Sunday.

WBAL's Mary Beth Marsden will serve as host.

Three of the seven fallen officers who are being honored today were members of the Harford County Sheriff's Office, including two who died within one week of each other.

Corporal Charles Licato is being honored.

He was killed in a traffic accident on Route 1 near the Conowingo Dam on the morning of September 6.

One week later, Sgt. Ian Loughran was attending Licato's funeral when he began suffering from chest pains. Loughran died at home a few hours later suffering a fatal heart attack.

Donald Licato, who is a retired Baltimore City Police homicide detective, says that he was shocked to learn of Loughran's death hours after his son's funeral.

"That was absolutely unbelievable, absolutely it was a shock. To know that he was having heart issues at Charlie's funeral, and then went home and passed away, when I found that out, that was a shock," Licato told WBAL News.

The name of Deputy First Class Teresa Testerman will also be added to the memorial. She died in November, 2010.

Sheriff L Jesse Bane says the day before she died, she was helping to control unruly inmates and search for contraband at the jail, when she suffered chest pains and collapsed. She died the next day.

In the last year, officials determined that her death occurred in the line of duty. She was 54, and is survived by two children.

Sheriff Bane, who has attended all 27 previous Fallen Hero Day ceremonies at Dulaney Valley, says this year's ceremony will be difficult.

"It's kind of like you're going to have to live this thing all over again," Bane added.

The name of a Baltimore City Police officer, who died of injuries suffered in a car accident will also be inscribed on the memorial.

Officer Forrest "Dino" Taylor died August 29, from injuries he suffered in a crash in Mt. Vernon six months earlier. Taylor's cruiser was hit by a SUV. He is survived by his wife and two young children

Other police officers and firefighters to be remembered at the ceremony include:

Christopher Staley, who was a member of the Cobb Island Volunteer Fire Department. He died August 6, 2011 during an attempt to rescue a friend who was drowning in the Wicomico River. His survivors include his father, who is also a volunteer with the same department. Officials ruled his death line of duty last year.

Bill Talbert, who was a Montgomery County Police Officer. He died on January 27, 2012, of Hepatitis C contracted in 1983 from a blood transfusion that he received, after he was injured in an accident involving a drunk driver. Talbert had been forced to take medical leave in 1984, and is survived by his wife, four children and ten grandchildren.

Private First Class Officer Adrian Morris of the Prince George's County Police Department was killed on August 20, in a crash on I-95, as he was pursuing a suspect. Morris was 23, and was a native of Jamaica. He had become a U.S. citizen in 2009 and was active in the Police Explorers. He is survived by his mother.